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Raimo Helminen

1964 - Today

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Raimo Ilmari Helminen (born 11 March 1964 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans. He is the world record holder for most international games played by a hockey player, as well as for tied for being the hockey player in the most Olympic Games, and his 26 seasons as a professional is one of the longest careers in professional hockey history. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raimo Helminen is the 116th most popular hockey player (down from 99th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Finland (up from 466th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Raimo Helminen ranks 116 out of 676Before him are Alexander Almetov, Taffy Abel, Tommy Salo, Tim Thomas, Viktor Shuvalov, and Joe Sakic. After him are Evgeni Malkin, Martin Brodeur, Eddie Shore, Miroslav Šatan, Gennadiy Tsygankov, and Yevgeni Zimin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Raimo Helminen ranks 552Before him are Dumitru Stângaciu, Kim Kwang-sun, Piotr Nowak, Valery Salov, Carolina Morace, and Raúl Alcalá. After him are Jimmy Chamberlin, Gloria Siebert, Brad Anderson, Jordan Mechner, Jostein Flo, and Ola Lindgren.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Raimo Helminen ranks 465 out of 751Before him are Krista Kosonen (1983), Carita Holmström (1954), Marco Casagrande (1971), Hannu Siitonen (1949), Johan Olin (1883), and Nina Åström (1962). After him are Roope Latvala (1970), Risto Laakkonen (1967), Jarkko Nieminen (1981), Jani Soininen (1972), Amen (1972), and Riikka Purra (1977).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Raimo Helminen ranks 5Before him are Jari Kurri (1960), Teemu Selänne (1970), Saku Koivu (1974), and Esa Tikkanen (1965). After him are Petteri Nummelin (1972), Olli Jokinen (1978), Tomas Sandström (1964), Jere Lehtinen (1973), Ville Peltonen (1973), Teppo Numminen (1968), and Sami Kapanen (1973).